>> hello and welcome to fox 5 news at 6. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm maureen umay. park police began enforcing the no cam r camping rule today in downtown d.c. it's been a virtual campground for the past several months because of the occupy movement. fox 5 has been monitoring the situation since dawn and john hannahan joins us live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: let's get the video off me and show you what's going on right now. at the moment, u.s. park police, a large helmeted contingent of them, have pushed all of the protesters out of mark fear son square.

the protesters to to the right side of your screen standing in the middle of k. street. several blocks in all directions are completely shut down this operation began more than 12 hours ago. park police arrived in force in the predawn hours. some on horseback, some in full riot gear, including hard helmets and hand held shields. a helicopter hovered above. the first priority for police, a blue tarp draped by protesters over the lower part of the statue of civil war general james mcpherson. two demonstrators sat atop the tarp but after negotiations, the plastic came down. pedestrian barriers were erected throughout the park and people were removed from each section, so that park police could inspect tents. those with camping material in them were removed. so were blankets, pillows, and personal belongings. at first, disposal bags were

labeled and police 15eud the owners could retrieve their property. later maintenance workers simply threw the belongings in the back of trash trucks. a police spokesman said there were health issues with some of the belongings. the demonstrators appeared dismayed by the crack down. >> if they don't want to us sleep or camp, that's fine. i'll be right here every day, not sleeping, until they do something about it. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: as police worked their way through mcpherson square, there was oce from some protesters. [ woman screaming ] [ crowd fighting ] >> why are you here? >> come on! >> reporter: in general, the resistance to the park police was short-lived. as the day wore on, parts of mcpherson square again began to look more like a park than a campground. >> mixed feelings, because i agree with these people on many aspects. but i miss the park.

the clean park. >> are you glad to get the park back? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: as of late this afternoon, u.s. is park police reported seven arrests here, four of them for failure to obey a lawful order. and three more arrests for crossing a police line. i am told by a bystander who has been watching this that another arrest took place right where you're looking right now in the last 15 minutes. the police apparently waded right into k street and plucked a guy from the crowd and took him away. we don't know what the probable cause for that arrest is. the protesters are out of mcpherson square right now. however, apparently it's the intention of the park police to let them back at some point, because a good proportion of the tents are staying. i would say the majority are going. i think the majority fail the park police test and they're finding camping gear, sleeping bags and pillows in them. those tents are going away. that's the latest. this is an ongoing changing situation.

tune in at 10 tonight, because we don't know what's going on hour by hour >> thank you, john. we have ross plater monitoring the situation as well and that report is at 10. moving on, the snowstorm that blanketed parts of colorado moved its way to nebraska. things got dangerous overnight in omaha, especially for a tractor trailer that lost control on this highway. officers shut down another major artery because of downed power lines, and for the most part, people are being told just to stay at home. the warm weather we had here has cooled off a bit. glen tolbert is in the fox 5 weather center. glen, i can't tell you how many conversations we've had on the set here about what an easy winter we've had. now the possibility of snow's popped up. >> i know. we've been totally spoiled in winter, will. the snow situation for us will be very much a far cry from what's happening in colorado and the upper midwest right now. let's look at our satellite radar composite and show you what's ham. here -- what's happening. here you see three distinct lines, a rain line, a pink mix line and a snow line.

and this is where we're seeing the precipitation moving its way through and across our area. now, a lot of this is really still in the upper atmosphere. a lot of it is just very light. and that's what we're talking about. they've gotten 1 and a half inches already in allegheny county, but elsewhere, maybe a half inch like through frederick, maryland, northern baltimore, especially on unpaved roads, bridges, overpasses and grassy surfaces. as far as the d.c. metro area is concerned, we'll see this mix moving in in the overnight hours, but we aren't looking at anything in terms of accumulation for us at all. and maybe just a dusting if anything to areas to our north. we'll keep an eye on it, have more details when i come upstairs. >> thanks, gwen. a brigadier general from virginia died friday in afghanistan, apparently of natural causes. 49-year-old terrence hildner commanded the 13th expedition near sustainment command at fort hood. he has been in afghanistan since december. the general lived in virginia until 2008 when his family

moved to pennsylvania. he was the highest ranking commanding officer to die in afghanistan. russia and china will not go along with the u.n. resolution to try to stop the blood shed in syria. the seer jan government launched the bloodiest attack today on activists trying to overthrow the president. more than 200 people were killed. because of russia and china's refusal to sign onto the resolution, other nations are concerned those two countries will support and supply azad's brutal crack-down. and in russia tonight, thousands of protesters are in moscow demanding that vladimir putin step down. they want free and fair elections. putin was elected but protesters insist the voting is rigged. putin is currently running for president. voters gather in nevada, the g.o.p. presidential candidates are looking ahead to a very packed primary calendar. casey segal looks at where we are in the election process, and what to expect next. >> reporter: ron paul is in

minnesota campaigning today, and although he is not on the ground here in the silver state as the voters in nevada had to caucus, he has obviously been campaigning very heavily here, and is expected to fare well, despite what some of the polls are looking like, capturing much of the tea party vote, according to political analysts, and stealing away some of the crucial mormon vote in this state, away from mitt romney. rick santorum is also not in nevada today. he will be in colorado, holding several rallies across the state. he was in missouri yesterday, looking for a golden opportunity there, because, of course, newt gingrich is not on the ballot in the show me state. looking ahead just three days from now, on tuesday, colorado and minnesota will hold its caucuses, and mo will -- and missouri will have its primary. the first tuesday in march is huge, super tuesday, when 10 states head to the poll. let's talk delegates. 28 are up for grabs in nevada

today, awarded proportionately to the candidates. after today, 167 will have already been assigned. remember, it takes 1144 total delegates to secure the nomination. then, of course, eyes are still on florida. after news this week that the newt gingrich campaign is contesting the winner takes all 50 delegates in that state. we'll have to see how that issue continues to play out there. in las vegas, nevada, casey siegel, fox news. a police officer finds himself on the other side of the law. why police in anne arundel county arrested one of their own. and what's got these people rowing as one? we'll introduce you to an annual competition. 

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>> police in anne arundel county arrested one of their own. 36-year-old corporal rick alexander was arrested yesterday, after he allegedly tipped off a group of drug dealers that police had a search warrant for their home. alexander is charged with obstruction and hindering a police officer, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine. alexander was a 14 year member of the anne arundel police department. people in prince george's county have a whole lot to look forward to, whole being the operative word. the county planning board has approved a plan to build a complex in college park that would include a whole foods. love that store. it would also include a hotel, retail space and residential units to help with traffic

congestion during construction, the developer says shuttle service will be provided to the college park metro. it's the equivalent of rowing from alexandria to los angeles, in just a few hours. and more than 1500 athletes packed the gym at t.c. williams high school in alexandria for the 27th mid atlantic e.r.g. race competition. hope i said that right. ok. this is the competition. the third largest indo remember rowing competition in the world. they're expected to cover more than 2600 miles. >> of course, we're all looking at that going i didn't do my cardio today. >> i was thinking the same thing. such a row hog. >> and then there's a world championship, too, so cool. >> who new. congrats to them. the price of riding in presidential style is very steep. president obama's old car is up for auction. just look how thick that door is. you know it's expensive. but can you pay the price? >> just ahead on the news at 6, would you be willing to pay more than 75 times the worth of

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>> apparently no one is interested in riding around president obama's old chrysler sedan. at least not for, get this, $1 million. >> imagine in this economy. the now commander in chief leased the car for a few years before he ran for and now it's on the auction block. you just heard a million bucks. steve brown takes a look at the

president's old ride. >> reporter: long before president obama was riding in the presidential limo, he was driving this chrysler 300. a vehicle perfect for -- >> somebody that -- that is very -- you know, obama, somebody that just wants to be near where obama was, or to have a piece of history. >> reporter: lisa sevore is the listing agent, if you will, for the recent attempt to sell barack obama's old car on ebay. the car is owned by tim owe boil, general manage -- o'boyle, general manager of this chicago area restaurant who declined our request for an interview. the auction ended wednesday night with no bids, probably because of the million dollar starting bounty. >> the market value of this car is roughly about $12,600. so a long way from 1 million. >> reporter: but the ebay listing made the car famous. google obama car ebay, over 14 million hits, lots of attention

costing exactly zilch. >> ebay motors has five free list agency year for automobiles. i've used two of them on this. >> you have that much publicity for free. >> for free. >> reporter: and we got to take it for a spin. >> way too far back. this is the most presidential thing i will ever do. [ engine turning over ] >> wow. >> reporter: it's seven years old. but the 300 was still very comfortable. >> only 20 k on it. >> still, 19,000 of those are presidential miles. [ laughing ] >> probably relist it closer to the election. and we might lower the price, or we might keep it the same. >> reporter: meantime, if there's an obama fan out there with a serious officer, they're ich -- serious offer, they're listening. steve brown, fox news. >> all right. >> does it have snow tires? >> yeah. >> $12,000 car, opening bid a million. wow. >> they might have a tough time

with that. >> they'll be lucky to get the 12,000. >> it might go for a little more. >> looked like a gas guzzler to me. gas is expensive. but a good looking cars. snow tires not a bad idea, but you said earlier might be a dusting? >> and if we even get that in the city. mainly to the north and northwest of us is where we're really looking. so we might just dodge the bullet here. we just might. look outside. >> we keep dodging them. >> meteorologist sue palco gave me a call and said she is on 270 and there are flakes coming down but she said they're melting, so just making the roads wet. here is a look outside. and some of you won't see anything at all. some of you seeing light rain, maybe a sleet mix. we are talking about this system bringing a wintery mix. and into the course of the overnight hours. accumulations mainly to the northwest, and northwest of the d.c. metro area is what we're talking about. there are sunny days ahead in my five-day forecast and also temperatures are not going to be too far from seasonal,

either. so let's begin with a look here and we'll show you exactly what is going on. and where things are. our highs today are a big factor temperature wise, because temperatures are -- are warm at the surface, and so, that's what's going to help us a lot in terms of the snow situation. 46 today at national, 44 dulles, 44 at b.w.i. these temperatures anywhere from right on the mark to just two degrees or so warmer than they should be. we're not dealing with a whole lot in terms of the temperatures being a factor. right now at gaithersburg, 36 at dulles. 32 at frederick, 40 at d.c. and 35 degrees right now, at baltimore. so, as we look at all the moisture, there's a whole steam coming from the south, you have the system coming from the west, the combination of a couple things going on here that will really affect us. and right now, you can see we have a lot of rain, here are areas of the east and south. then we have this mix and a snow line here. a closer look at that, let's go to radar and we'll give you a little closer look.

you can see where we've got this mix going on right now. we expect to see that moving into the d.c. metro region as we head to overnight hours. to our west, allegheny county as i mentioned had already gotten an inch and a half. expecting areas into the northwest and the west and the north to get at least maybe an inch on untreated surfaces, grassy surfaces. bridges and overpasses, as well. could be a little slick because we could see sleet mixed in with that and we anticipate some of this into the early morning hours as well. back to the weather map. we aren't talking a lot of accumulation. can we go back to max, please. as we see this happening in the overnight hours, it could make things a little slick for you. the system will push through, so late tonight in the overnight hours is when we'll see this happening and into the morning hours it will linger. by the afternoon we'll have partly sunny skies, could see a passing shower just on the back side of this. can't rule it out, however, just a taste of winter is what we'll be getting. it is that time of year.

so, precipitation starting as rain mainly, becoming a rain/snow mix mainly overnight. a light accumulation. west and north and northwest of d.c. and it should end sunday by midday. here is a look at your five-day forecast for you. we will have some sunshine once we get through all of this in the beginning of the week. wednesday, however, looks like a day with another system that could bring us a little more wintery mix. we'll have to watch it. >> thanks, gwen a lot of people are gearing up for the super bowl tomorrow. doctors are warning fans not to stress out about the big game. they say the emotional stress fans feel after a loss can actually trigger a fatal heart attack. >> remember it's a game. right? and even the players at some point have to accept that what's going to unfold in front of them will unfold in front of them, and treat it like a business. although they get invested in it, they know that there will be a new game and a new season next year. the more you treat this as the pinnacle or the be all end all, the more you'll be cognitively or mindfully invested in it and

the more likely you are to get stressed if the outcome isn't going your way. >> according to a study done in 1980, after the pittsburgh steelers staged a 4th quarter super bowl come back to beat the rams, heart-related deaths shot up 15% among men, and 27% among women two weeks after. >> even if you don't know who tim tebow is, well, you must be living under a rock. >> indeed. the broncos quarterback has developed a cult-like following and his tebowing pose. >> she's not living under a rock. >> has sparked a national craze with fans of all shapes and sizes. >> bruce schneider introduces us to one of the tiniest tebow fans, tiny, who is not even born yet. >> welcome to the home of jennifer and chris, parents to football fans. [ music ] >> so when their little bundle of joy is born, due on the 11th, in the delivery room will be a bag of dirt, just like this one, a very special bag.

from florida field, a/k/a, the swamp. >> just to say that we did it. it was old stadium dirt. yeah. just part of the inspiration. >> i think tebow kicked it up when we beat south carolina. >> reporter: yes, tim tebow will be a part of the experience, actually to the bombardiers, he already is. maybe not literally, but look at the ultrasound picture. look familiar? >> this child of ours is tebowing into this -- just doing this. the former florida and current denver quarterback is known for inspiring his fans but this time the devotion starts before birth. >> some of your friends and family said when you've told them about this? >> they think we're a little looney, the ones that know. they think we should be focused on bigger things but we're just having fun with it. >> hopefully just light 10 mood a little bit. >> reporter: what better way to

help the mood than music. the bombardiers's plan on playing gator themed songs through the entire process, the hospital said it's ok, but what do they think tebow would say? >> he can perform the baptism if he likes. i mean we don't have anybody yet. >> reporter: tim tebow might not be the greatest quarterback, but to the bombardiers is, he is certainly the most influential. bruce schneider, fox news. >> that is cute. i wish they'd show the sonogram again. >> yeah. but what are they going to do with the dirt? hopefully keep it in the bag. >> let's hope. they didn't quite say. congrats to them nonetheless. on the sports theme, a big thing on the college hardwood for local basketball teams and the great 8 returns to the capitals after serving his suspension. >> did he make an impact against montreal? lindsay murphy is here with sports, next. to make me happy. i like being the guy who makes things happen... makes things work.

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>> hello everybody. this is a big weekend for the capps. not only do they have back-to- back games. first in montreal today and then tomorrow against boston, but they also get alex ovechkin back from his three game suspension. the capps' mission, get back into playoff positioning. yes. , the great 8 back on the ice for the first time in 12 days. he was credited with three hits, one shot on goal in 19:57 of ice time. 1st period the caps win the faceoff. dennis wideman's slap shot finds the back of the net. he can barely belief it. caps up 1-0. they go ahead 2-0.

3rd period, alex semin awarded the penalty shot and from point blank range he wins it, the caps shut out the canadiens 3- 0. today terps coach mark tour engine didn't only have to coach against a.c.c. power house north carolina, he had to try and out coach his mentor. turgeon was an assistant under roy williams when he coached kansas from 1988 to 1992. today that friendship on hold for about 40 minutes. the student, mark turgeon, facing his mentor roy williams who convinced turgeon to take the terps job. pretty good, huh? 1st half, they put on an exhibition, dribbling, the double cross over and look at this teardrop shot in the lane. the terps led by 3 at the half. that didn't sit so well with roy williams. 2nd half, the tar heels shot off the side of the backboard. here he goes, gets the rebound. terps up 54-50. sill vin by the way a team high 20 points. north carolina trailed by 9 in

the 2nd half but showed their experience inside. hook shots, goal tending on alex l-enn. the terps give u.n.c. all they can handle but they fall, 83-74. an early tip today, 11 a.m., george town and south florida. first half off the south florida miss. they are out and running. marquel starks, to henry simms. he hits the jump shot. george town held south florida scoreless for almost 11 minutes. 23-15 at the half. simms with the back door pass, thompson the lay-in. if hoyas lead by 10. move it up to 20 is where they're at now. porter forces the turnover. to nate lubic for the dunk. he does a chin up afterwards and guess what, you can't do that. he get aztec ill. the hoyas pound south florida 75-45 despite scoring only 8 first half baskets. >> i thought we were getting open shots, the ball just

didn't go in. there were no major changes at half time. just keep doing doing what you're doing, the ball will go in. >> we were fine, i think. we all felt we weren't scoring the ball. i don't think we were frustrated at all because we were playing good defense. we just had to keep playing defense and we knew our shots would fall. >> tony bennett and 16th ranked virginia on the road at number 21, florida state. start in the 2nd half. the cavaliers were down 13. they then went on a 14-0 run. everyones with the steal and the full court layup. virginia takes a 45-44 lead. less than two minutes left, michael snare, a deep 3 pointer, is good. so florida state's fans getting gi d dy. final seconds, virginia down 3. sammy zeglinski out to joe harris. great look to tie the game but doesn't fall. virginia defeated by florida state 58-55. the seminoles' 7th straight a.c.c. win. >> and seth is greenberg and virginia tech hosting clemson. midway through the 1st.

er doian finney smith, miss thisfully pointer, but rankin the soaring one handed touch put back. they are 2-6 in a.c.c. play. lots of good hoops today. the wizards and clippers later tonight. >> that does it for us at 6. we're back tonight at 10 and for the news edge at 11. >> hope you will be, too. bye bye